American Diplomat
Ambassador (Retired) Pete Romero and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett
American Diplomat goes behind the scenes to hear real stories from diplomats who lived newsworthy events overseas. Experience the Cuban revolution, Central American insurgencies, the end of apartheid and more through the eyes of those who were there. A project of Arizona State University.
Episodes
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Dec 13, 2017 • 24min
Dennis Jett on Lori Berenson and Why He Joined the Foreign Service
Jett explains that many Americans are not aware that other countries' laws apply to them, and shares the personal rewards of a Foreign Service career.
Dec 6, 2017 • 28min
Dennis Jett and Liberia's Civil War
Dennis Jett describes three warring factions in Liberia, evacuations and a flotilla of Marines off the African coast.
Nov 28, 2017 • 28min
Ron Neumann - Vietnam to Afghanistan
From Vietnam to Afghanistan, from infantry to embassy - how were these two wars the same, and how were they different? How does a military background inform an ambassador's work?
Nov 22, 2017 • 24min
Lino Gutierrez - Part 2
Service in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Nicaragua, all leading up to plans for US immigration reform that are stopped short by 9/11.
Nov 14, 2017 • 24min
Lino Gutierrez - Part 1
Lino Gutierrez experiences the Cuban revolution, Columbian "Violencia", and the American struggle for civil rights first hand, all before he is nine years old.
Nov 7, 2017 • 24min
Tim Carney - Part 2
Says Tim: "Nobody foresaw ISIS. Nobody foresaw the failure to deal with the chasm between the Sunnis and the Shia. The personal foreboding was that this can't end well."
Oct 31, 2017 • 48min
Gina Winstanley - Part 2
Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate general in Jeddah.
Oct 26, 2017 • 26min
Gina Winstanley - Part 1
Do you know where to find a hooker in Oman? Go to the hospital! And what happens when your boss nixes your husband's job choice in Saudi Arabia, and you are intent on preserving your marriage? Let's ask Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley. And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast!
Oct 26, 2017 • 24min
Tim Carney - Part 1
Vietnam, Cambodia, Haiti, South Africa - Tim was part of each country's inflection point; some got better, and some got much worse. Why? And what happens when Washington muzzles reports from the officers in the field?
